Why are Nagato class battleships so prestigious among military fans?

The Nagato-class battleships consisted of two ships, the No. 1 Nagato and the No. 2 Mutsu, and the two sister ships were called the Big Seven along with five other ships (two of the British Nelson-class and three of the American Colorado class).

After the signing of the Naval Treaty, all countries (the United States, Britain, Japan, France, Italy) abided by the treaty and no longer built such large warships, so the Nagato became one of the only seven battleships equipped with 410 main guns in the world at that time (known as the Big Seven Seven Battleships), and the Nagato ranked first among the seven warships in terms of tonnage and speed, becoming the world's strongest warship before World War IIIt became the "idol" worshiped by the Japanese people at that time, symbolizing the meaning of protecting the country, and served as the flagship of the combined fleet of the old Japanese Navy for more than 20 years.

In World War II, the Japanese Navy secretly built super-large warships: Yamato and Musashi, but these two battleships were built in extreme secrecy, so the people in Japan did not know that there were these two ships, so the Yamato was not as famous as the Nagato, and everyone still believed that the Nagato was the strongest warship.

After the end of World War II, the Nagato was the only battleship that the Japanese Navy could sail, and was expropriated by the U.S. military as a compensation ship, when the Japanese people spontaneously organized themselves and begged the U.S. military to "let go" the Nagato and leave it in Japan, but it didn't work out, the U.S. military still requisitioned the battleship, 2 years later, the United States conducted an underwater test of the atomic bomb in Bikini Bay, and the Nagato and 4 other retired U.S. ships were used as target ships to stay at the test site, after the atomic bomb was detonated underwater, All four U.S. warships sank within 3 hours, and only the Nagato was still standing, and it was not until 4 days later that it slowly sank to the bottom of the sea ......ended his glorious but tragic life (Japanese militarism is evil, but the battleship itself is not guilty)....

Let's talk about the Mutsu, the reason why the Mutsu can still be mentioned by military fans is largely affected by the light of the "sister" Nagato, after all, it is also a Nagato-class battleship....However, compared to the "good luck" of my sister who did not sink immediately after receiving an atomic bomb, the Mutsu did not sink itself.

In June 1943, the Mutsu suddenly blew itself up at the Pillar Island berth - the third turret had a large ** (no US air raid or artillery bombardment, it was completely self-detonated), and sank on the spot, and the cause of the big ** was analyzed to be the ...... caused by the self-detonation of the three-type bomb in the ammunition compartmentBut as mentioned earlier, the Michinoku will still be mentioned by people because of the light of its sister, and its "misfortune" is also one of its brilliant highlights.

It has always been used by Japan as a winning trump card (even more precious than the Yamato-class), and finally used by the United States as a target ship for nuclear tests.

The Nagato-class battleships had two ships, namely the No. 1 Nagato and the No. 2 Mutsu, and these two sister ships were called the BigSeven along with five other warships (two of the British Nelson class and three of the American Colorado class).

First of all, let's talk about the Nagato, the Nagato is a battleship equipped with 410mm main guns that has been completed before the signing of the London Naval Treaty, after the signing of the naval treaty, all countries (the United States, Britain, Japan, France, Italy) have abided by the treaty and no longer build such large warships, so the Nagato became one of the only seven battleships equipped with 410 main guns in the world at that time (known as the BigSeven Seven Battleships), and the Nagato ranked first among the seven warships in tonnage and speed, becoming the world's strongest warship before World War IIIt became the "idol" worshiped by the Japanese people at that time, such as a symbol of protecting the country, and served as the flagship of the old Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet for more than 20 years.

In World War II, the Japanese Navy secretly built super-large warships: Yamato and Musashi, but these two battleships were built in extreme secrecy, so the people in Japan did not know that there were these two ships, so the Yamato was not as famous as the Nagato, and everyone still believed that the Nagato was the strongest warship.

After the end of World War II, the Nagato was the only battleship that the Japanese Navy could sail, and was expropriated by the U.S. military as a compensation ship, when the Japanese people spontaneously organized themselves and begged the U.S. military to "let go" the Nagato and leave it in Japan, but it didn't work out, the U.S. military still requisitioned the battleship, 2 years later, the United States conducted an underwater test of the atomic bomb in Bikini Bay, and the Nagato and 4 other retired U.S. ships were used as target ships to stay at the test site, after the atomic bomb was detonated underwater, All four U.S. warships sank within 3 hours, and only the Nagato was still standing, and it was not until 4 days later that it slowly sank to the bottom of the sea ......ended his glorious but tragic life (Japanese militarism is evil, but the battleship itself is not guilty)....

Let's talk about the Mutsu, the reason why the Mutsu can still be mentioned by military fans is largely affected by the light of the "sister" Nagato, after all, it is also a Nagato-class battleship....However, compared to the "good luck" of my sister who did not sink immediately after receiving an atomic bomb, the Mutsu did not sink itself.

In June 1943, the Mutsu suddenly blew itself up at the Pillar Island berth - the third turret had a big ** (no US air raid or artillery bombardment, it was completely self-detonated), and sank on the spot. But as mentioned earlier, the Michinoku will still be mentioned by people because of the light of its sister, and its "misfortune" is also one of its brilliant highlights.

Because Secretary Nagato's tsundere success provoked everyone's desire to conquer.

Performance data of Japanese Nagato-class battleships: displacement: standard 32,720 tons, normal 33,800 tons, full load 39,700 tons; Standard displacement after modification: 39130 tons.

Dimensions: full length m, wide m, draught m; After modification, wide rice, draft rice.

Power: 4 steam turbines, main engine power 80,000 horsepower; 82,000 hp after modification; Maximum speed: knots, 25 knots after modification; Endurance: 5500 nautical miles 16 knots, 10600 nautical miles 16 knots after modification.

Armament: 8 x 4 twin 410 mm 45 x main guns, 20 x 140 mm secondary guns, 8 x 4 twin 127 mm 40x Type 89 anti-aircraft guns; 4 76-mm anti-aircraft guns.

Armor: 305 mm on the side armor belt, 356 mm on the front of the turret, 127 mm on the top of the turret, 75 mm on the armored deck, 336 mm on the conning tower, armor weight 10396 tons.

Carrier-based aircraft: 3 units.

Crew: 1333 1368 people.

After the "Nagato" was put into service, it was mostly used as the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet until the battleship Yamato was served. From 1920 to 1941, when the Yamato was completed, the Nagato-class battleships were the most powerful battleships of the Japanese Navy, and they have always been a symbol of the Navy in the hearts of the Japanese people, and are known as the "most well-known battleships of the people". Because of their special status in the Japanese Navy, the proportion of their captains promoted to the rank of senior admiral is particularly high.

The Nagato-class battleships were regarded by the Japanese Navy as an unusable trump card that could not be used until the final decisive moment. According to this guiding ideology, coupled with the limitation of speed, during the Pacific War in World War II, the Nagato-class did not participate in combat operations much in the early days of the war. After the start of the war, the Japanese Navy's battleship fleet, including the Nagato-class and Yamato-class, was satirically called the "Pillar Island Fleet" by the officers of the aircraft carrier squadron who frequently attacked because they were stationed at the Pillar Island anchorage in Hiroshima Bay for a long time.

In June 1942, "Nagato" and "Mutsu" were integrated into the main force under the command of Combined Fleet Commander Isoroku Yamamoto to participate in the Battle of Midway. On June 8, 1943, the "Mutsu" sank in the Hiroshima Bay berth due to an accident at an ammunition depot**.

In June 1944, the "Nagato" was incorporated into the mobile unit and entered the Battle of the Marianas, in which the Japanese Navy was defeated. In the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944, the "Nagato" was incorporated into the First Guerrilla Unit of the Second Fleet commanded by Keno Awata to participate in the battle.

After the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the "Nagato" returned to the Japanese mainland to repair the battle wounds, and the ship's secondary guns were dismantled and moved to land. Due to fuel shortages, the Nagato stayed in Yokosuka for the remainder of the war and became a garrison ship for the Yokosuka town guard until the end of the war. The Nagato was bombed by American planes many times at the end of the war, and at the time of Japan's surrender, it was the only battleship capable of sailing.

It was handed over to the United States as war reparations in October 1945. In July 1946, it became a target ship for an atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, during which it was severely damaged and sank.

Personal opinion:

As a naval holiday period"big 7", Nagato's opponents are the Nelson class of the United Kingdom and the Colorado class of the United States.

Protection: Nelson Colorado Nagato.

In the battle to encircle and suppress the Bismarck, the Nelson-class No. 2 ship Rodney, ignoring the attack of the Bismarck's main guns (the Bismarck's main guns could not penetrate the Rodney's main armor at all), and completely slinging the Bismarck, you can see its protective ability.

The Colorado class, the model of the United States' key defense, the Nelson class is definitely not as good as the Colorado class if it is not for the full main gun front compression of the main length to strengthen the armor thickness.

Although the Nagato-class learned from the experience of the "Battle of Jutland", the Japanese metallurgical level was not good and could not provide good enough armor plates for the Nagato-class, so the Nagato-class protection level was at the bottom.

Firepower: Colorado Nagato Nelson.

The American 406mm gun is armed with super-heavy ammunition, and its firepower is definitely higher than the other two.

The performance of the main gun of the Nagato class is above that of the Nelson class, and it is completely weak to the 406 gun of the Nelson class, and it is even known as the "cream gun" (the performance of Nelson's 406 gun is even inferior to the 380 gun of the British Kanjiabao. You can see one or two...

Speed: Nagato-class, Nelson-class 23 knots, Colorado class 21 knots.

Comprehensive performance: Nagato-class, Colorado class, Nelson-class.

Although the Nagato class does not have an advantage in firepower and protection, or even a disadvantage, its advantage in speed completely makes up for its shortcomings in firepower and protection.

The U.S. Navy had its own military exercises in the early days (before the explosion of the aviation industry in the 30s of the 20th century, the carrier-based aircraft performance was not enough to threaten battleships), and if the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Japanese Combined Fleet went head-to-head, the probability of victory was extremely low.

Although the United States surpassed Japan in the number of battleships, the United States did not have a single high-speed battleship or battlecruiser, and the four Japanese Kongo-class battlecruisers were the key to the battle (the Nagato-class announced data was a speed of 23 knots), just like the European heavy cavalry was swept by the Mongolian light cavalry during the Mongol expedition to the west.

After counting only 4 Kongo-class ships and adding 2 Nagato-class, it can be seen that the Nagato-class is stronger than the Colorado class in terms of comprehensive performance.

The Colorado class is stronger than the Nelson class in firepower.

The biggest flaw of the Nagato-class is that Japanese ships love to blow themselves up, and the Mutsu died on it. It is completely the same "spectacle" as the current Indian Air Force crashing planes.